James Lee DiMaggio

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The sister of a man killed in the Idaho wilderness after he was suspected of kidnapping a teen girl and killing her mother and brother in California has filed a claim seeking $20 million from the FBI.

Lora DiMaggio Robinson's lawyer, C. Keith Greer, says James DiMaggio never got a chance for a fair trial before he was shot by FBI agents two years ago.

Greer filed a claim with the FBI on Thursday and said he plans on filing a lawsuit in Idaho's federal court next week.

"We need a lot more information," Greer said. "We need to know why the officers felt like they were being targeted and to find out if they truly were in harm's...

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